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KYLIKES. IO9
1., holding up a fluted phiale in his r., reclines to r., leaning on two embroidered
cushions : he wears an himation around his waist and legs, a wreath, and a taenia
of which the ends hang in front of the ears : he is bearded, and has long hair, of
which one tress falls on each shoulder. Facing him, seated sideways on the
edge of the couch, is Persephone, <t>EPPE<t>ATTA, who appears to hold up some
object, not shown, between the palms of her hands. She wears a sleeved chiton,
himation, and sandals ; her hair is fastened up in a mass behind with a fillet wound
obliquely thrice around her head. In the foreground is a trapeza, from which
hangs a tendril: this rests on a thin red line, cutting off an exergue painted
black. The feet of Persephone hang free, and do not touch the ground .(cf. the
Themis in the Berlin vase already quoted). The seat of the couch is decorated
on 1. with a point rosette.
Exterior: (a) Banquet of deities. In a room indicated by a fluted Doric
column in the centre, two groups similar to that in the interior scene. The
group on 1. is composed of Poseidon, PO^EiAflN, resting his r. on trident, 1,
holding fluted phiale, and Amphitrite, AM4>ITPITH, who holds in herl. an alabas-
tos, from which with her r. she withdraws a spoon with long handle. Poseidon
is bearded and has long hair with two tresses falling on the shoulders, wreathed
with myrtle. Amphitrite has a long chiton, himation, and sandals, and her hair is
fastened in a knot behind. The group on the r. consists of Zeus, lEvs,
wreathed with laurel (?), whose sceptre rests on the ground against his 1.
shoulder, holding fluted phiale in 1. and with his r. extended, lifting the himation
from the shoulder of Hera, H EPA, whose 1. hand rests on her sceptre, surmounted
with a palmette : she wears a Doric chiton with a side seam and apoptygma
girt, and a himation which passes over the back of her head, showing the front of
a radiated stephane decorated with egg pattern : on her forearms are bracelets,
and sandals on her feet. Zeus has a rough straight beard, and his hair falls in
short snaky curls. Behind him on the r. stands Ganymedes, IV]NVMEAE^, three-
quarter face to 1., in his 1., which hangs downwards, a strainer (?) seen edgewise:
he wears a fillet. The two couches appear to rest in the centre on a common leg.
In front of each is a trapeza, decorated on the 1. with a point rosette. The faces
of Zeus and Ganymedes and the sceptre of Zeus are injured.
[For the action of Zeus with Hera, cf. the Selinus metope, Overbeck, Kunstmyth. Atlas,
pi. i, 2.]
(b) Similar scene. Here there is no column, but the two couches are simi-
larly arranged. The 1. hand group consists of Ares, APE§, who reclines in an
attitude of repose, his r. extended, resting on his knee, but with his spear resting
on the ground and against his 1. shoulder. His fluted phiale rests on the trapeza
beside him. His hair and beard are in short crisp curls, and he wears a
taenia fastened at the back in a bow, and decorated with stars, under which
is a wreath painted in purple. At the foot of his couch stands Aphrodite,
AOPOAITE, holding on her r. a cantharos with lid (?), and placing her 1. hand on her
breast. She wears an Ionic chiton with himation, and a saccos. The other group
1., holding up a fluted phiale in his r., reclines to r., leaning on two embroidered
cushions : he wears an himation around his waist and legs, a wreath, and a taenia
of which the ends hang in front of the ears : he is bearded, and has long hair, of
which one tress falls on each shoulder. Facing him, seated sideways on the
edge of the couch, is Persephone, <t>EPPE<t>ATTA, who appears to hold up some
object, not shown, between the palms of her hands. She wears a sleeved chiton,
himation, and sandals ; her hair is fastened up in a mass behind with a fillet wound
obliquely thrice around her head. In the foreground is a trapeza, from which
hangs a tendril: this rests on a thin red line, cutting off an exergue painted
black. The feet of Persephone hang free, and do not touch the ground .(cf. the
Themis in the Berlin vase already quoted). The seat of the couch is decorated
on 1. with a point rosette.
Exterior: (a) Banquet of deities. In a room indicated by a fluted Doric
column in the centre, two groups similar to that in the interior scene. The
group on 1. is composed of Poseidon, PO^EiAflN, resting his r. on trident, 1,
holding fluted phiale, and Amphitrite, AM4>ITPITH, who holds in herl. an alabas-
tos, from which with her r. she withdraws a spoon with long handle. Poseidon
is bearded and has long hair with two tresses falling on the shoulders, wreathed
with myrtle. Amphitrite has a long chiton, himation, and sandals, and her hair is
fastened in a knot behind. The group on the r. consists of Zeus, lEvs,
wreathed with laurel (?), whose sceptre rests on the ground against his 1.
shoulder, holding fluted phiale in 1. and with his r. extended, lifting the himation
from the shoulder of Hera, H EPA, whose 1. hand rests on her sceptre, surmounted
with a palmette : she wears a Doric chiton with a side seam and apoptygma
girt, and a himation which passes over the back of her head, showing the front of
a radiated stephane decorated with egg pattern : on her forearms are bracelets,
and sandals on her feet. Zeus has a rough straight beard, and his hair falls in
short snaky curls. Behind him on the r. stands Ganymedes, IV]NVMEAE^, three-
quarter face to 1., in his 1., which hangs downwards, a strainer (?) seen edgewise:
he wears a fillet. The two couches appear to rest in the centre on a common leg.
In front of each is a trapeza, decorated on the 1. with a point rosette. The faces
of Zeus and Ganymedes and the sceptre of Zeus are injured.
[For the action of Zeus with Hera, cf. the Selinus metope, Overbeck, Kunstmyth. Atlas,
pi. i, 2.]
(b) Similar scene. Here there is no column, but the two couches are simi-
larly arranged. The 1. hand group consists of Ares, APE§, who reclines in an
attitude of repose, his r. extended, resting on his knee, but with his spear resting
on the ground and against his 1. shoulder. His fluted phiale rests on the trapeza
beside him. His hair and beard are in short crisp curls, and he wears a
taenia fastened at the back in a bow, and decorated with stars, under which
is a wreath painted in purple. At the foot of his couch stands Aphrodite,
AOPOAITE, holding on her r. a cantharos with lid (?), and placing her 1. hand on her
breast. She wears an Ionic chiton with himation, and a saccos. The other group